fly tipping promoted by HBC

fireman · 28-01-2005, 21:40

I refer to the article in todays Observer, regarding fly tipping within the Hyndburn area. Although the council will not accept it, the fact is ,FLY TIPPING is on the increasein a big way. The reason's?, well. I drive a nice expensive car. I dont like taking it to the tip and driving it through the mud and rubbish regularly found on the approach. Neither do I like leaving it as a target for idiots in town centre car parks. I therefore drive about most of the time in a small van. I use it to shop, to go fishing to go golfing etc. Theonly thing I cant do with it is take rubbish to the tip.
Well thats not strictly true, I can take rubbish to the tip if I first make the following arrangements. I need to ring for a permit to take my van to the tip. I need to explain exactly what I intend to tipand the date and time of attendance. I also need to give full details of my van annd make a declaration that the rubbish is purely household and not commercial rubbish.
I personally would not fly tip but I toyally understand people who do.
I was recently in a position where I had to clear my late mothers house, she lived in HBC sheltered accomodation and after her passing I was given less than a week to return the keys to her house. Local charities did not have roiom to take the larger pieces of furniture so I spoke to HBC. I asked if I could use my van and take the furniture to the tip. "NOT WITHOUT APPLYING FOR A PERMIT SIR". But i need to empty your property within the next few days. I asked if the council could then collect the furniture. "WE CAN COLLECT UP TO 6 PIECES" oh good. When "UP TO TEN WORKING DAYS" but I only have a few days to empty the premises. "WELL EMPTY THEM INTO THE FRONT GARDEN AND WE WILL COLLECT WHEN WE CAN"
What would be the cost of sending a lorry and probably two men to collect the furniture and take it to where I was volunteering to take it for free.
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT OUR SO CALLED BEAUTY SPOTS ARE BECOMING GROT SPOTS BECAUSE OF THE STUPID ATTITUDE OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORITY . Come on HBC wake up and smell the coffee.

Busman747 · 28-01-2005, 22:54

Willow and I had the same problem when we took some rubbish to the tip in a trailor. After much shaking of heads, they finally allowed us to dump the stuff but took my details first. name, car reg etc........then we went back to the house and loaded more rubbish in the trailor for the tip...

fireman · 28-01-2005, 22:59

apparently you can tow a single axle trailer with a saloon car, but dont try a double axle. DONT KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE IT MAKES. I have seen single axle trailers twice the size of some doubles.

WillowTheWhisp · 28-01-2005, 23:00

Whilst Busman was filling in the requisite form I was muttering in the background (tongue in cheek) words to the effect of "no wonder there's so much fly tipping, that's what we should do in future instead of all this palaver", to which a flustered HBC employee responded "oh no! you musn't do that! We can't have you doing that! oh no!oh no no no." shaking his head as he flapped about.

fireman · 28-01-2005, 23:05

At least you expressed your opinions to the tip attendant most people are just dumping the rubbish in a quiet lane and saying nothing

park381 · 28-01-2005, 23:10

Talk about "fly tipping" have you seen the mattress on the Motorway roundabout at Whitebirk, its been there for several weeks now. Now how did they do that, don't think I'd like to stop there an throw it out of car

WillowTheWhisp · 28-01-2005, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireman

apparently you can tow a single axle trailer with a saloon car, but dont try a double axle. DONT KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE IT MAKES. I have seen single axle trailers twice the size of some doubles.

They've got some rule about the length of the trailer too but what if you have a long trailer with very little in it? Our trailer is short but it can still hold quite a bit. We are still making regular trips up there because we've still got loads of junk to dispose of.

fireman · 28-01-2005, 23:23

When these so called elected representatives sit and make these stupid and inapropriate rules does noone say . But what if this anwhat if that, so that adult thinking is odopted and transcribed to the piont under discusion

fireman · 28-01-2005, 23:24

Soory about the spelling

park381 · 28-01-2005, 23:27

Are you talking about the local tip, winney hill.

Is that not run by LCC subbed out to one of the big companies

fireman · 28-01-2005, 23:33

probably is but to us its just a local tip where responsible people have taken their excess rubbish for years because they want the environment in which they live , (and pay their council tax) to be a clean and pleasant area where our kids can grow up and enjoy what could be a very very nice area.

simon · 28-01-2005, 23:35

Sita..............

fireman · 28-01-2005, 23:36

more like S-ita

WillowTheWhisp · 28-01-2005, 23:36

It's still HBC you have to ring up on the subject though.

fireman · 28-01-2005, 23:37

and then you get all the S-ITA